Applebee’s has fired three employees and closed the restaurant at Independence Center after two African-American women alleged they were racially profiled.

According to her Facebook post, Alexis Brison and her friend, Asia Hardy, stopped at Applebee's for a bite to eat after an afternoon of shopping on Saturday. While they were eating, Brison said in her post an Independence Police Department officer, a mall security guard, and the Applebee’s manager approached the table and accused her and Hardy of dining and dashing the day before.

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Brison started filming the confrontation, and her ensuing Facebook post has been viewed more than 2 million times as of Monday evening.

In the video, the two women deny the accusation, saying they were not at the restaurant the night before. The restaurant manager and police ask the women to pay their bill, leave, and not come back, which Brison and Hardy complied with.

They suggest they were racially profiled because they are African-American. Brison and Hardy declined comment to KMBC 9 News through their attorney, Ryan F. Kaiser. According to the Brison's Facebook profile, she attended Rockhurst University and lives in St. Louis.

“We have not been here,” one of the women exclaimed to one of the officers over and over. “This is what black people have to deal with.”

In a statement to KMBC 9 News, an Applebee's spokesperson said they recognized the pain caused by the incident.

“We very much regret this occurred and sincerely apologize to our guests and community,” the spokesperson said. “After an internal investigation and in line with our values, the franchisee terminated the manager, server and another employee involved in the incident.

“We do not tolerate racism, bigotry or harassment of any nature, and we have taken additional steps to close the restaurant at this time in order for the team there to regroup, reflect, learn and grow from this. We are reaching out to the guests involved to apologize directly. We know rebuilding trust with those affected by the incident will take time, and we look forward to finding resolution in the coming days.”

The company provided no information on if, or when the Independence Center location will reopen.

On Facebook, Brison wrote, "This is a clear example of RACIAL PROFILING that should not be stood for. Just because we are black does not mean we are all criminals, and I will not be treated as such."

Brison said in her Facebook post she was bothered that their accuser could not remember any defining characteristics about the women they believe skipped out on their check.